Bachelor of International Studies / Bachelor of Laws

There is no new intake for this degree.

5 years full-time

In the first three years of candidature, you study both International Studies components and Law components and, in this way, meet the requirements for the Bachelor of International Studies degree. This leaves you the final two years to complete the remaining Law components, and to graduate with a Bachelor of International Studies and Bachelor of Laws degree.

Please note that the requirements given below refer in detail only to Years 1, 2 and 3 of the degree program. You can consult the Faculty of Law Handbook, in print or online, to find out more about the requirements for Years 4 and 5.

Requirements (Years 1 - 3)

6 compulsory units of study from Table 1 for the Bachelor of International Studies and

2 units of study from Table 2A for the Bachelor of International Studies and

2 units of study from Table 2B for the Bachelor of International Studies and

6 additional units of study from Table 2, 3 or 4 for the Bachelor of International Studies and

No more than 36 credit points from outside the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and

10 compulsoiry Law units of study

Please Note

You must complete GOV2801 Applied International Studies in Second Year before you complete GOVT2802 international Studies Practicum in Year 3 Semester 2.

Although not compulsory, you are encouraged to study abroad in your third year. While abroad you will enrol in the senior core unit GOVT2802 International Studies Practicum which is studied online. As this unit of study is offered in Semester 2, it is only possible to go on exchange in Semester 2 of third year. If you do not study abroad you will complete GOVT2802 International Studies Practicum as an intern in a government or non-government organisation in Sydney, working on an internationally focussed project.

Compulsory Bachelor of International Studies Units of Study*

Table 1

Table 2A

Table 2B

ECOP1001 Economics as a Social Science

ECOP1003 International Economy and Finance

GOVT1105 Geopolitics

GOVT1202 World Politics

GOVT2801 Applied International Politics (to be completed in Year 2)

GOVT2802 International Studies Practicum (to be completed in Year 3 Semester 2)

GOVT2116 Australian Foreign and Defence Policy

GOVT2221 Politics of International Economic Relations

GOVT2225 International Security for the 21st Century

GOVT2226 International Organisations

GOVT2440 Globalisation and National Governance

ECOP2012 Social Foundations of Modern Capitalism

ECOP3011 Economic Conflicts and the State

ECOP3012 Global Political Economy

ECOP3014 International Trade and Development

ECOP3015 Political Economy of the Environment

ECOP3016 Women in the Global Economy

ECOP3017 Political Economy of Human Rights

*For the list of available units in Table 4 see the Course Rules for the Bachelor of International Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook.